Leeds United have made an impressive start to the summer transfer window, bringing in three quality additions in Harry Wilson, Tarik Muharemovic and James Trafford.
The Whites moved quickly to get Wilson on a free transfer, beating competition from several Premier League and European clubs.
They then spent £34m to sign Muharemovic from Sassuolo last month, with the defender having attracted interest from elsewhere before opting for a move to Elland Road.
Leeds followed that up by breaking their transfer record to bring England goalkeeper James Trafford in from Manchester City for £45m. Attention is now turning to departures, with the club working on several player sales and one of those moves could be completed as early as this week.
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Leeds have several players whom they want to move on from the club before the transfer window closes at the start of September.
Lucas Perri is set to join Torino on loan with an option to buy, and Leeds are still waiting for the right offers for Largie Ramazani, Wilfried Gnonto, Joel Piroe and Joe Gelhardt.
One player is closing in on an exit is Sebastiaan Bornauw, who is now set to return to Germany after just one season at Elland Road.
It emerged this week that Hamburg are expected to finalise a deal to sign the centre-back from Leeds before the transfer window closes.
And it appears a deal is now close, with The Athletic reporting that the German club expect to finalise Bornauw’s transfer this week.
The defender was an option from the bench at Leeds last season and wants to return to Germany in search of regular first-team football.
He spent six years in the Bundesliga with Koln and Wolfsburg, and is now on the verge of joining Hamburg from Leeds.
Leeds may need to sign a centre-back to replace Sebastiaan Bornauw
It is clear why Sebastiaan Bornauw wants to return to Germany this summer. He was not a regular in the team last season, and Muharemovic’s arrival has not helped his case.
He has looked decent in pre-season, but Daniel Farke is unlikely to start him in many games next season unless there is an injury to one of the centre-backs.
A return to Germany makes sense, where he knows the league and is likely to play more.
However, Leeds may need to sign a centre-back as a three-man defence means Farke would prefer proper back-ups on the bench.
James Justin looked good in central defence last season, but Leeds could be taking a major gamble if they sell Bornauw without replacing him.
